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typeId: term
recordId: envelope-encryption
fields:
  title: Envelope Encryption
  definition: A pattern in which content is encrypted with a fresh
    content-encryption key, and that content key is wrapped for one or more
    recipient principals.
  order: 1290
  usage:
    - Envelope encryption supports recipient-based sharing without re-encrypting
      large blobs for every recipient.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
